The Winter People (Book Review)

by Courtney Meunier | Apr 23, 2021 | Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

By Jennifer McMahon The Winter People (Book Review) Set in small-town Vermont in two timelines, The Winter People is part historical fiction and part thrilling suspense novel wrapped in a good old-fashioned ghost story.  In West Hall, it’s not uncommon for people to...

I’m Thinking of Ending Things Review

by Courtney Meunier | Dec 17, 2020 | Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, Horror, Thriller

By Iain Reid I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Review) A psychological horror that evokes unease in its closeness, quietness, and ordinariness, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is a gripping and tension-fueled story that veers into places you’d never expect....

The Hollow Places ARC Review

by Courtney Meunier | Oct 5, 2020 | Adult Fantasy, ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, Horror, Magical Realism, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

By T. Kingfisher The Hollow Places (ARC Review) With a close cast of catchy, quirky characters, and a strong narrative voice from page one, The Hollow Places is equal parts sarcastic humor and unnerving horror.  Kara’s Uncle’s museum, full of taxidermy, oddities, and...

It Will Just be Us ARC Review

by Courtney Meunier | Sep 18, 2020 | Adult Fiction, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, Horror, Thriller

By Jo Kaplan It Will Just Be Us (ARC Review)  A surreal and atmospheric read perfect for the upcoming spooky season, It Will Just Be Us is a haunting look into Wakefield house, where memories resurface at a whim and time is all but linear. Sam is familiar with the...

Home Before Dark Review

by Courtney Meunier | Aug 26, 2020 | Bookish Blog, Featured, Horror, Thriller

By Riley Sager Home Before Dark (Review) The Haunting of Hill House meets crime-thriller fiction in this new release from bestselling author Riley Sager. Alternating between chapters of the book that made her family famous, and the parallel story of her return, Home...

Disappearance at Devil’s Rock Review

by Courtney Meunier | Aug 8, 2020 | Adult Fiction, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, Thriller

By Paul Tremblay Disappearance at Devil’s Rock (Review) Tremblay has done it again. No matter what genre the author takes on, he always succeeds in creating surprise and suspense even when pursuing the most mundane of premises. One night, Elizabeth gets the call...